The Garnas lab (http://colsa.unh.edu/faculty/garnas) seeks a highly motivated graduate student (MSc or PhD) to begin in Fall 2017. The topic of the successful student’s research is flexible but will fall broadly within the current themes of the lab, namely the ecology and evolution of insects and/or fungi within forested systems, particularly in the context of biological invasion. We use a variety of approaches including field and lab experiments, genetic tools including NextGen technologies, and modeling to address questions relevant to forest dynamics and forest pestilence. Creative, dynamic students with broad interests in ecology and evolution are encouraged to apply. Position will be funded by a Teaching Assistantship for a minimum of 1-2 years, with a Research Assistantship providing the balance.
The University of New Hampshire and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment are home to a vibrant community of productive researchers with a strong commitment to student success (see http://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2017/03/excellence-ecology for recent accolades). Located in the town of Durham, UNH is a beautiful campus surrounded by forest and natural landscapes. Only 30 minutes from the sea and less than 2 hours from the White Mountains, outdoor and other recreational activities abound, including right on campus.
Interested applicants, please send:
- a CV
- a brief summary of research interests, highlighting any relevant experience
- contact information for three references
as a SINGLE pdf file to foresthealth.gradposition(a)unh.edu<mailto:foresthealth.gradposition@unh.edu>. Position will be open until filled.
(Apologies for any cross-postings)
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that the 1st announcement of the IUFRO WP
7.02.13 Meeting "Improving forest health on commercial plantations, that
will be held on March 2018 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is available online
at
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activit
ies/>
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activiti
es/.
This meeting will be an excellent opportunity to discuss on a wide range of
topics, from status of pests and diseases to biosecurity and from monitoring
to management of forest insects and pathogens affecting intensively managed
commercial plantations. And of course, it will be also an opportunity to
enjoy the natural beauties of Uruguay.
Please, feel free to contact us for any comments and questions.
Looking forward to see you here for an unforgettable meeting,
With kind regards,
Gustavo Balmelli <mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
Leader of the Organizing Committee
Ing. Agr. MSc. PhD. Gustavo Balmelli
Programa Forestal
INIA Tacuarembó
Tel.: ++598 463 22407 int 1389
Ruta 5, Km. 386. Tacuarembó
<mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
cid:part1.02020600.01010404@tb.inia.org.uy
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to inform you that the 1st announcement of the IUFRO WP
7.02.13 Meeting "Improving forest health on commercial plantations, that
will be held on March 2018 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, is available online
at
<http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activit
ies/>
http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/70213/activiti
es/.
This meeting will be an excellent opportunity to discuss on a wide range of
topics, from status of pests and diseases to biosecurity and from monitoring
to management of forest insects and pathogens affecting intensively managed
commercial plantations. And of course, it will be also an opportunity to
enjoy the natural beauties of Uruguay.
Please, feel free to contact us for any comments and questions.
Looking forward to see you here for an unforgettable meeting,
With kind regards,
Gustavo Balmelli
Leader of the Organizing Committee
Ing. Agr. MSc. PhD. Gustavo Balmelli
Programa Forestal
INIA Tacuarembó
Tel.: ++598 463 22407 int 1389
Ruta 5, Km. 386. Tacuarembó
<mailto:gbalmelli@tb.inia.org.uy> gbalmelli(a)tb.inia.org.uy
cid:part1.02020600.01010404@tb.inia.org.uy
Dear All,
Please spread this information:
A position as senior lecturer in forest entomology is vacant at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Department of Ecology, based in Uppsala.
Senior lecturer with collaboration duties in forest entomology - focus on insect pests.
http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=3059
The subject area includes studies of forest insect´s ecology, distribution and dynamics as well as development of forest protection methods against insects. It is of particular interest that the senior lecturer contributes with knowledge in the subject area that can be put into practice regarding how to limit the negative impacts of forest insect pests, and that it contributes to the management of various conflicting objectives in forestry.
The senior lecturer should within the subject area lead and develop SLU's cooperation with the surrounding community, conduct counseling to actors in the forestry sector and to the public, and conduct research as well as participate in teaching. Advice on insect pests in forests at the national level is an essential part of the job. The senior lecturer is expected to conduct active research in any part of the subject area and to take part in the education at the faculty. The position involves contacts with both Swedish and foreign stakeholders and authorities and with the international scientific community.
The department is housed in the Ecology Centre where we conduct internationally recognized research, environmental analysis and education. We generate ecological knowledge for sustainable use of natural resources based on ecological knowledge, which benefits both agriculture and forestry as well as conservation. Changes in climate and land use creates an increasing need for new ecological knowledge. At the Department of Ecology, we have the ambition to be at the forefront of research in applied ecology. This ambition also requires basic research. Collaboration with various parts of the surrounding community, companies and organizations are an important part of the work.
Kind regards,
Christer B
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Christer Björkman, professor
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural University
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 671532
Fax: +46 18 672890
E-mail: christer.bjorkman(a)slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se>
www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman>
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Dear All,
Please spread the information about this position at the Department of Ecology, SLU, Uppsala to potential applicants:
Associate Senior Lecturer in Ecology with special emphasis on forest protection against economically important insect pests.
http://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/jobs-vacancies/read-more/?eng=1&Pid=3080
We are interested in candidates with experience and interest in research on insect pests in forests with the aim to reduce their damage and achieve sustainable pest management strategies. A suitable research focus is interactions between insect pest and host tree, including both the insect's behaviour and the tree's defenses and resistance to damage. Other appropriate research areas are how to counteract the damage by applying knowledge about pest-insect population dynamics, the impact of natural enemies and by forest management measures. The Associate Senior Lecturer is expected to conduct high-quality research generating results that can be implemented in practical forestry.
The Associate Senior Lecturer is expected to mainly pursue research in a project that explores the possibilities of using variation in resistance of spruce and pine seedlings to reduce damage by pine weevils and bark beetles. To investigate variation in resistance among material from the Swedish forest breeding program, field trials will be established in cooperation with the Forest Research Institute of Sweden. The mechanisms that allow seedlings with a certain genotype to survive better than others should also be studied in the project. The project will provide an excellent basis for developing general research skills in the area of forest protection against economically important insect pests. There will also be room to perform and freely develop innovative research in this area. You should be able to teach at basic and advanced levels in the subjects that are central to your area of research, and also assist in tutoring at the advanced level and in the development of new courses and the supervision of doctoral students. The position provides a very good basis to build a future external financing.
The Department of Ecology conducts internationally strong empirical and theoretical research and education aimed towards sustainable forestry, agriculture and conservation. Our research on populations, communities and ecosystems form the basis of our research on the effects of land use and climate on animals, plants and soil. We aim at finding solutions that will contribute to improve greenhouse gas balance, conserve threatened species, support biodiversity and ecosystem services, sustainable wildlife management and pest management in forest and agricultural landscape as well as in urban areas. A research area of great applied interest is to find environmentally beneficial ways to counteract economically significant damage to forest production caused by insect pests.
Best regards,
Christer B
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Christer Björkman, professor
Department of Ecology
Swedish University of Agricultural University
PO Box 7044, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: +46 18 671532
Fax: +46 18 672890
E-mail: christer.bjorkman(a)slu.se<mailto:christer.bjorkman@slu.se>
www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman<http://www.slu.se/ecology/christerbjorkman>
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Dear Forest Entomologists and Pathologists:
I've been asked to inform you about the upcoming *11th annual meeting of
the International Pest Risk Research Group that will occur in Ottawa,
Canada from 29 August – 1 September, 2017*. See attached announcement.
This group includes research scientists and pest risk practitioners who are
actively working to develop enhanced pest risk modelling and mapping
methods for invasive alien species. You can learn more about the group at
www.pestrisk.org
-Sandy Liebhold
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Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
Dear friends and colleagues,
with this email we would like to inform you that the 1st newsletter of the
upcoming IUFRO WP7.03.05 & 7.03.10 Joint Meeting "*Forest Insects and
Pathogens in a Changing Environment: Ecology, Monitoring & Genetics"* that
will be held in Thessaloniki is now available online (
http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3042a30974535d5c9741b19f2&id=
0c52219075&e=[UNIQID]). There you can find plenty of information about
this exciting scientific event, while in addition you can also submit your
abstract (http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3042a30974535d5c9741b19f2&id=
8a57d087f4&e=[UNIQID]) and get the benefits of an early bird registration.
You can always search for more details and information in our web site (
www.iufrogreece2017.com) but also feel free to contact us for any comments
and questions.
Looking forward to welcoming you here for an unforgettable meeting,
With kind regards,
Dimitrios N. Avtzis
Leader of the Organizing Committee
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Dear colleagues,
We are looking for a highly motivated PhD-student to join the long-term
research on the interactions between plants, insects & microbes.
For more information see the project description (below) and the following
link:
http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job
<http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjo
b=2550&rmlang=UK> &rmjob=2550&rmlang=UK
and don't hesitate to contact me directly by email,
My best,
Ayco Tack
ayco.tack(a)su.se <mailto:ayco.tack@su.se>
Project description
Plants interact with a large number of insects and microorganisms, including
pests like herbivores and pathogens, and mutualists like parasitoids and
mycorrhizal fungi. In both agricultural fields and natural communities these
microbe and insect species commonly co-occur on the same plant individual.
While we know how insects interact with insects, and microbes with microbes,
interkingdom interactions among plant-associated microbes and insects have
only rarely been investigated. To fill this gap, the current project
combines experimental and molecular approaches to gain a predictive
understanding of how direct and indirect interactions among insects and
microbes structure terrestrial plant-based communities. The project can be
subdivided into two modules. The student will first explore the role of
these interactions within a community context in a multi-factorial
greenhouse experiment, focusing on the food webs surrounding the oak tree
Quercus robur, or perennial herbs Plantago lanceolata and Bistorta vivipara.
Next, the student will pinpoint the plant-mediated interactions between
microbes and insects by probing the response of the plant - in terms of gene
expression and defense-related phytohormonal pathways - to microbe, insect
and simultaneous attack.
All bark and ambrosia beetle researchers, students, managers, educators, and fans are invited to join a professional community "Frass and Noodles": https://www.facebook.com/groups/frassandnoodles
Drop in to learn from colleagues around the world about the newest development in research and outreach on scolytine beetles, fungi, policy, opportunities, and so on.
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Jiri Hulcr, PhD, Assistant Professor
UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation
517.256.1894 | www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org<http://www.ambrosiasymbiosis.org/>
http://sfrc.ufl.edu/emergingthreats/
Hello fellow forest entoids,
I want to remind everybody that we are very *near* to the 30 November
(Wednesday!!!) deadline for submitting abstracts for the all IUFRO Division
7 (Forest Health) meeting embedded within the IUFRO 125th Anniversary
Congress, Freiburg, Germany, 19-22 Sept., 2017( http://iufro2017.com ). You
are welcome to submit an abstract to any of the Forest Entomology related
sessions listed below, or submit an abstract to an "open" (all subjects)
session. Abstracts can also be submitted for poster presentations.
session 57 Invasive Alien Species and International Trade - Detection Prior
to Introduction, Measures and Policy for Mitigation
session 59 Responses to the increasing threat of insect pests to
sustainable plantation forestry
session 71 Early detection and monitoring of invasive forest pests and
pathogens with citizen science
session 83 Are we doing the right things to deal with invasive forest pest
and pathogens? Lessons from history and current strategies
session 85 Sustaining Ecological Services and Preservation in an Era of
Climate Change, Fragmenting Boundaries, and Intensifying Native & Invasive
Disturbances
session 86 The science of tree health and how we can use it:
Multidisciplinary research from the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity
Initiative (THAPBI).
session 120 Insect pests and pathogens of tree reproductive structures in a
changing world: assessing vulnerability and mitigation strategies
session 122 Invasive species surveillance: New methods and tools for survey
and early detection
session 161 Combined and interactive effects of multiple stressors on
forest health
session 177 Forest Health in a Changing Climate
session 188 Managing pests and diseases in commercial plantations
session 192 Global decline of Fraxinus species caused by invasive pests and
pathogens
session 198 Forest biodiversity and resistance to natural disturbances
session 199 Effects of global change on Mediterranean forest insects and
interactions with pathogens
session 208 Social and Economic dimensions of forest health: Contributing
to a biosecure future
A full list of all Division 7 sessions is at
http://iufro2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IUFRO2017-AllDiv7-Sessions.…
Abstracts can be submitted online through 30 November at
http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts
-Sandy Liebhold (coordinator of IUFRO RG 7.03 "Entomology" and chair of the
Freiburg Congress Scientific Committee)
--
Andrew Liebhold http://sandyliebhold.com
Northern Research Station 304-285-1512
USDA Forest Service 304-285-1505 FAX
180 Canfield St. 724-317-8668 mobile
Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
